Current Events > Republicans proudly erect political barriers to stop VA from allowing abortions.

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More than 130 Republicans, led by Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana, signed a letter to Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough asking him to provide assurances that the VA won't attempt to change its rules to provide abortion or abortion-related services under the new administration.

The letter comes after McDonough said in a March hearing that he did not plan to change the current ban on the VA providing abortion or abortion counseling, though he maintained the right to do so. Rosendale said in an interview with Fox News that the purpose of the letter is to ensure "there is no misunderstanding or misinterpretation" on the issue.

"During a recent hearing before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, you stated that you do not plan to pursue public rulemaking to amend that regulation and add abortion or abortion counseling to VAs medical benefits package. We applaud that assurance," the letter says.

"It is undoubtedly the right decision for veterans and their unborn children. However, we wanted to make you aware that, in addition to that regulatory prohibition, VA is also prohibited from providing abortion in law," the letter continues.

The letter cites a 1992 law which says VA hospitals may provide women with pap smears, mammograms and "[g]eneral reproductive health care," but not "infertility services, abortion, or pregnancy care (including pre-natal and delivery care)."

Rosendale said he wants to get McDonough to say "in writing" the VA won't provide abortions because the new administration's "agenda is dramatically different than the pro-life president that we had under the last administration."

"The Biden administration has given full embrace to the pro-abortion agenda," Rosendale added.

"The Republican conference embraces, supports and defends life," Rosendale said of the broad support for his letter among Republicans. "The Democratic Party is the party of death."

"It would be a disservice to our veterans who fought to protect innocent Americans to have the VA use taxpayer money to kill unborn babies by providing abortions or abortion counseling," House Republican Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana said in a statement. "This goes against our veterans' defense of the right to life and protecting the voiceless."
Rosendale also highlighted his opposition to the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, which just was added to the House calendar after being reported out of committee.
But Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., the chief sponsor of the bill, said it is critical because "women using civilian health insurance may access basic health insurance services like the pill or an IUD without any copay However, women veterans who receive health care through the VA do not have access to the same benefit. Clearly, we need to fix this inequity."

"The benefits of contraception are widely recognized," Brownley added. "Women compromise the fastest-growing sub-population within the military and the veteran populations. Yet many of their health needs go unaddressed in a VA system that has not evolved to serve a rapidly changing population."

Rosendale said taxpayers in Montana are not interested in paying for drugs like Plan B, as Brownley's bill would mandate. And he emphasized to McDonough in the letter that the VA "must never" spend taxpayer money on abortion-related services.

"It is our belief and the law maintains that VA must never use taxpayer dollars to provide abortions or abortion counseling to veterans," the GOP letter states, "To do so would be contrary to the God-given right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness that generations of veterans fought to defend. We trust that you agree and that you will continue to protect and preserve the sanctity of life in VA."

Full Article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-matt-rosendale-biden-va-abortions-democrats



They're so full of it IMO

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the party of death sounds bad ass like that dense macabre thing by poe?
how can you simultaneously paint another group as a party of death AND a party of pussy ass snowflakes? ask the republicans


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Itd be weirder if they thought babies were dying and did nothing about it

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The Trent posted...

the party of death sounds bad ass like that dense macabre thing by poe?
how can you simultaneously paint another group as a party of death AND a party of pussy ass snowflakes? ask the republicans

All while your party is the one that wants wars, military spending and is against healthcare/vaccinations and trying not get viruses.

It really is the party of projection

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UnfairRepresent posted...

All while your party is the one that wants wars, military spending and is against healthcare/vaccinations and trying not get viruses.

It really is the party of projection

did you just fucking assume my party affiliation?
what's wrong with you?

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What are their plans for all the kids who are orphaned?

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Returning_CEmen posted...

What are their plans for all the kids who are orphaned?

This is kinda how I feel about the homeless too. If they're dead, no issues

I'm not serious, dont ban me . Everyone is human

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Returning_CEmen posted...

What are their plans for all the kids who are orphaned?

Live in the gutter until they are military age, then go die abroad for our economic benefit

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Where in here is the VA forbidding abortion?

UnfairRepresent posted...

All while your party is the one that wants wars, military spending and is against healthcare/vaccinations and trying not get viruses.

It really is the party of projection

Hey can you help me out with which party is my party

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Scary that the poll is even

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UnfairRepresent posted...

The letter cites a 1992 law which says VA hospitals may provide women with pap smears, mammograms and "[g]eneral reproductive health care," but not "infertility services, abortion, or pregnancy care (including pre-natal and delivery care)."

This just proves it has nothing to do with the babies

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lol @ the notion that Trump was pro-life.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

Where in here is the VA forbidding abortion?

Who said it was?

Also, why the opposition to contraception rider? Plan B (as has been stated many times) does not induce an abortion..